1. Ministry for God’s Animals Resources
The CVA is preparing resources for Ministry for God’s Animals
information tables. We have an attractive cover letter to encourage
permission from pastors and other church leaders, and we are developing
handouts. We anticipate having new materials available every two months,
with the concept that churchgoers were offer respectful, non-threatening
literature to church members bimonthly.

2. Activist
Feedback
Holly Roberts, author of two wonderful books Vegetarian Christian Saints
and The Vegetarian Philosophy of India, tabled for three days during
"Non-violence Week" at Georgian Court University. She writes:

Thank you so much for all the pamphlets and material you sent to us.
Our leafleting and speaking with students went wonderful. I just hope we
touched people's souls.

The tables were in two locations - outside the dining hall and in the
corridor between the library and snack shop. I believe we may have
reached almost every student on campus. Three students helped my husband
and me. As the school is a small Catholic almost all female school,
there are very few activist events. Therefore, the students, Sisters of
Mercy, Priests, and professors were very eager to learn about the
subject we were speaking about so passionately: "Non-violence Toward All
Beings."

Students listened politely as we asked to share the concept of
merciful living with all creation and all creatures with them. We did
not get face even one negative remark, and just a few people were too
busy to even take a leaflet. Your leaflets were wonderful. Students were
looking at them carefully and quietly.

During my two hour lecture Thursday evening, students were very
receptive. I tried to instill in them the message that violence can
never lead to kindness and peace. I discussed the findings of the U.N.
report "Livestock's Long Shadow," showed a movie of livestock brutality,
and discussed the health benefits of vegetarianism (I'm a retired
physician).

It is difficult to know how many people we actually touched
emotionally and spiritually, but for the sake of the innocent animals
and for our blessed planet, I can only pray.

May I bring to your attention (with apologies if you have already be
made aware of it) to the following petition in support of A Religious
Proclamation for Animal Compassion. The web site is self explanatory.
May I request that you forward it to as many of your friends and
subscribers as possible. The petition is currently attracting
approximately 1000 signatures each day, but we have a long way to go
before reaching the target of 1.000.000 - I am sure that this could be
easily surpassed if only it could be brought to the attention of all
animal friends of faith.